26 Feb NSW U18s v QLD U18s: Standout Performers
NSW U18s came from behind to beat QLD U18s 33-26 in a fairly scrappy opening hit out of the 2024 season at Ballymore. In the first...
22 Feb Marshall Le Maitre to kickstart big 2024 by captaining Tahs’ 18s against QLD
After getting a taste of rep football as an underage player in 2023, newly appointed NSW U18s captain Marshall Le Maitre said he can’t wait...
21 Feb Houston wants back-to-back Shute Shield titles and a Super Rugby start
2023 didn’t quite pan out as planned for Randwick backrower Ben Houston but at the end of it, the 25-year old couldn’t have been happier. In...
15 Feb Donny Freeman proving Hunter’s pathway to Super Rugby is open for country kids
When the Hunter Wildfires began lobbying for entry to the Shute Shield competition back in 2020, Donny Freeman is exactly the type of player the...
14 Feb Warringah’s Ned Slack-Smith to return to Rat Park from the away sheds
Having grown up on the northern end of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, promising Warringah and newly signed Waratahs backrower Ned Slack-Smith never thought he’d play against...
08 Feb Harrison keen to use Randwick No.10 jersey to fight for Waratahs & Wallabies spot
Luckless Randwick and Waratahs flyhalf Will Harrison said he watched last year’s Shute Shield grand final from the sideline with mixed emotions. Harrison, one of the...
07 Feb After getting a taste of professional rugby, ever persistent Reece Mau’u wants more
Northern Suburbs back Reece Mau’u thought his childhood dream of playing professional rugby was over several times throughout his 20s. The outside back had been one...
06 Feb Harry Wilson chasing game time with brother at Tahs and new Shute Shield club Easts
Waratahs outside back Harry Wilson wants to lock in as much game time as possible alongside his younger brother Teddy with the Waratahs in Super...
02 Feb Depth key to Shute Shield success, according to late bloomer Milan Basson
After falling short against eventual premiers Randwick in last year’s playoffs, Gordon backrower Milan Basson thinks a fresh approach and better depth can lift his...
31 Jan West Harbour hoping consistency and new rules can push Pirates to playoffs
Image: JB Photography West Harbour coach Cam Treloar is hoping his side can pick up where they left off late last season and capitalise on changes...